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Documentary on young women in sport and a portrait of an inspired and inspiring coach. In particular, it's about the...
Documentary on young women in sport and a portrait of an inspired and inspiring coach. In particular, it's about the challenges facing a brilliant young basketball player who seems bent on sabotaging a potentially glorious career. Bill Resler, a tax professor and father of three daughters, steps in, with little relevant experience, to help out with a team in a middle-class, mostly white Seattle school.
Resembling a jovial Santa Claus, he cultivates a great rapport with the girls, who soon begin to thrive as a team. He meets his match when Darnellia Russell, an extraordinarily agile, gifted African-American player from the inner city, joins the team.
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87 %98 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
84 %24,339 reviewsAudience score rating
"It captures an authentic feel-good spirit and inspirational message that most Hollywood movies barely approximate..."
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USA Today
USA Today"There's no denying the exuberant energy and emotional force of this movie. It gets to you..."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Sports movies have a purity of form. They always end with the big game, in triumph or heartbreak. So does The Heart of the Game, although the lawsuit still hangs over the team after the final free throw..."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"An exhilarating story of loyalty and perseverance, The Heart of the Game succeeds as both inspiration and social commentary..."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Making his feature-length debut after forging a career making socially conscious short films, director Ward Serrill never takes his eye off the ball, maintaining a sharp storytelling focus distilled from those seven years worth of footage..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Heart Of The Game | Details
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- Rating
- PG, contains coarse language
- Runtime
- 102
- Genre
- Documentary, Sport
- Country of origin
- USA
